HARRISBURG - Four men were ordained into the priesthood for the Diocese of Harrisburg at St. Patrick Cathedral Saturday.
Kevin Lee Kayda, Stephen Philip Kelley, Daniel Kevin Richards and Mark Thomas Wilke were ordained into the priesthood of Jesus Christ through the imposition of hands by the Most Rev. William J. Waltersheid, auxiliary bishop of Pittsburgh and an Ashland native.
Waltersheid was the principal celebrant and performed the rite of ordination during the Mass.
Kayda, 27, of Lancaster, graduated seminary at Mount St. Mary, Emmittsburg, Md. He is a member of St. Patrick parish, Carlisle.
Kelley, 40, of Chambersburg, graduated from St. Vincent Seminary, Latrobe. He is a member of St. Patrick parish, York.
Richards, 27, of Lebanon, completed his Masters of Divinity degree at Mount St. Mary Seminary. He is a member of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary parish, Lebanon.
Wilke, 30, of Dallastown, graduated from Mount St. Mary. He is a member of St. Joseph Parish, Dallastown.
Waltersheid was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Harrisburg in 1992 by then Bishop Nicholas C. Dattilo. He was ordained an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh in April 2011.
A video of the ordination is planned and will be available on the diocesan website at www.hbgdiocese.org/live.